Accept a Rate


This method is part of the Shipping Customer's Published Rates flow. This conceptual diagram is part of the overall workflow.

Accept rate from rate request

POST https://api.uship.com/v2/rates/{rateId}/acceptance

Shipping Customer accepts a rate he or she selected from the list of published rates. Call the Create User method to accept a rate for a listing or a rate request.

To use this endpoint, meet the following criteria

  • The rate must not be expired.
  • The currency for the rate, insurance, and the user setting must match.
  • The Shipping Customer must have a valid payment method on file.

 

Sample JSON Request

{
  "terrapass": true,
  "insurance": {
    "coverage": {
      "amount": 123,
      "currencyType": "USD"
    }
  },
  "paymentmethod": "12345AB6-78C9-12DE-34FG-56789123H45I",
  "postpay": true
}

 

Response

Success Status: 201 Created

Response Header

Location header

https://api.uship.com/v2/listings/{listingId}

 

API Reference


 

Field Type Description Sample Valid Values
terrapass
Boolean The TerraPass Certified Green Provider Program is a way to offer carbon-balanced shipping and offset or reduce emissions altogether. To learn more, visit http://www.uship.com/terrapass and http://www.terrapass.com/cb-partners/uship/. uShip charges a flat fee of $1.99 to offset the shipment's carbon footprint.
  • true - Shipping Customer chooses to contribute to the TerraPass program
  • false - Shipping Customer declines to contribute.
true
insurance
Container Wrapper for the cargo insurance fields that protect the shipment from loss or damage. If the insurance fields are null, the API assumes that the Shipping Customer declined cargo insurance. -
coverage
Container Wrapper for the coverage fields. Specified if a Shipping Customer elects cargo insurance. -
amount
Decimal The value of the Shipping Customer's item(s) or the amount he or she wishes to cover. 10000
currencyType
String Obtain a list of 3-letter ISO4217 standard values currently supported by the uShip API via GET Currencies Lookup API https://api.uship.com/v2/lookups/currencies/. "GBP"
paymentMethod
String

Obtain the unique 36-character payment method identifier via GET https://api.uship.com/v2/paymentmethods.

"12345AB6-78C9-12DE-34FG-56789123H45I"

postPay
Boolean A Shipping Customer must be both eligible to use and set PostPay (true) to use it. A valid credit card is the only form of payment for PostPay. See LTL Freight Terminology to learn more about the payment options and PostPay eligibility.
  • true - Use the post pay checkout option.
  • false - Shipping Customer chooses to have their default payment on file charged.
false

 

What Can You Do Next?


Retrieve the booked shipment via

 

GET https://api.uship.com/v2/listings/{listingId}